Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 822372)

Originally Posted by roshiq (Post 822277)

seen it lately and yeah...the ending was bit cruel & shocking but overall I enjoyed it though:)

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

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[Saw it for the first time:o]

This is a film that offers many things to many people - sharp consumer satire, black comedy, gore-splatter epic etc. Nevertheless it also shows a bleak, frantic worldview...one that encompasses all of mankind. And on that ground it's not a zombie movie or a common 'horror' film, to me it was a very human story. Like very few could have done, Romero's Dawn crosses the boundaries of its 'genre' and becomes a rare piece of milestone in the history of celluloid arts. It' a thrilling tale of survival & struggle of mankind against the nature, creatures and also within themselves like at a time of extinction or supposedly at a new beginning. The scariest part of the movie is how likely it makes the concept of total collapse of what we perceive as civilization. Such is Romero's skill as a director and writer that it manages to be all of these without pretension; more than 30 years on, this film's appeal still remains undimmed.

"Some kind of instinct. Memory, of what they used to do. This was an important place in their lives."

There are plenty of satirical moments between the explosions of violence and gore, moments that still make us realize to what extent the world has reverted to being a race of consumer zombies, congregating around massive shopping malls like they're the religious temples and trapped in not by so called 'freedom of choice', but mindless instincts. The overall sustained atmosphere, inside and outside of the bare environment of the shopping mall, is by far the film's salient contribution; even when there is no obvious action onscreen, there is the threat of an attack to come, and the clock is clearly ticking on the four protagonists. They discover the novelty of having as many of society's desirable goods as they could ever want wears off pretty quick when there's nothing on TV, nowhere to spend money and no one to appreciate expensive clothes and jewelry.

A beautifully frightening film...Romero's best.

>>: A

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 822261)

You should check out Adaptation, Matchstick Men, Face/Off and Wild At Heart.
And, despite its minor flaws, I would recommend Knowing highly too.
Not a big fan of Cage either, and a lot of his recent work HAS been pathetic, but the man has delivered when asked upon. Too bad its been few and far between.
Check out 8MM too, if you havent seen it already.

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 822379)

I thought it was pretty decent.
The characterisation felt like a bit of an eyeroller but the premise and plot are solid. Very good atmosphere created by some fantastic cinematography and artwork, nice use of symbolism and surreality, and complimented by some pretty neat direction.

I still prefer Altered States over this as my choice for Ken Russell. Havent seen some of his other works (Lair of the White Worm being the third one I ve seen), but I m pretty sure Altered States is his crowning achievement. Gothic would be second in line.

Originally Posted by fortunato (Post 822479)

Second Adaptation and Wild at Heart for sure.

Also add Raising Arizona and Bringing Out the Dead.

Originally Posted by ferretchucker (Post 822547)

The Love Guru.

A ghastly Mike Myers style version of Will Smith's Hitch with jokes so pathetic I think Mike Myers may have used a three year old for ideas and inspiration. Horrible to watch Sir Ben Kingsley fall so low as to play an idiotic cross eyed Guru in this cheap abomination.

2/10

Originally Posted by jenna26 (Post 822650)

Howards End ~ for the first time, I loved it. Great cast.

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 822656)

If you liked that, may I recommend A Room With A View and The Remains of the Day?
The latter one may be a bit slow to start off, but its a pretty solid movie overall.

Originally Posted by _____V_____ (Post 822656)

If you liked that, may I recommend A Room With A View and The Remains of the Day?
The latter one may be a bit slow to start off, but its a pretty solid movie overall.

Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ (Post 822789)

Wassup Rockers

This ruled. The first half suggested it was goning to be Kids v.2 but it really exceeded my expectations by the end. Great soundtrack too. I dug this flick a lot. Check it out sometime people...

Death Warmed Up

Classic Kiwi splatter makes its way onto DVD. A lot of the plot isn't fully explained which kinda annoyed me (maybe I wasn't paying enough attention) but I ended up just sitting back and enjoying the ride. I'd love to see more stuff like this make its way out of NZ but it seems the country is determined to make Braindead 100000 times over. That shits tired as fuck NZ needs to go the dark and twisted route.

Absurd

Awesome stuff Anthropophagous had more creepy moments but this is a better flowing/crafted flick. It'd be great to see it tidied up for DVD but there's issues with the rights I believe. Essential viewing if you love your old school splatter/nasties.

Originally Posted by Disease (Post 822869)

I've got a copy of Wassup Rockers, I've been meaning to watch it... I guess I should, soon, very soon, maybe even tonight, it could be that soon, we will see, yes we will see.....

Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ (Post 823043)

Haven't seen Boxing Helena since it first came out does it hold up well?